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Definition of: Expressionism
(ik·spresh′ən·iz′əm) noun
A movement in the arts, originating in Europe at about the time of World War I, which had as its object the free expression of the inner experience of the artist rather than the realistic representation of appearances.
—ex·pres′·sion·ist noun & adjective
—ex·pres′sion·is′tic adjective
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